Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

This National Action Plan was developed from knowledge of the National Steering Council for Patient Safety (NSC) to illuminate collective insights on patient safety improvement. Patient Safety Structural Measure arises from the information in this document.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement convened the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety as a collaboration among 27 national organizations committed to advancing patient safety.

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The evolution and expansion of healthcare over the years has warranted the need for Boards to allot more time and attention to the oversight of quality. This framework, developed by IHI, provides a framework of board governance, an assessment tool for Boards to evaluate the current state of oversight of the quality process and supportive guidance toward improvement.

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This form should be provided to the treating physician at every visit to provide the employer with a current work status of the injured worker if they have been given restrictions from full duty employment.

Online Cybersecurity resources are provded for healthcare providers to minimize the risk of a cyber security attack.

The ED is the point of entry into an organization for many patients. Ensuring the safety of patients begins where ever the patient presents and often times quality initiatives base timing of critical care from the patient's point of entry. Information and sample tools to help improve internal processes and compliance with national quality measures are assembled in this section.

The ED is typically a fast-paced, high-stress clinical environment with a wide range of conditions being treated among a variety of age groups at any given time. Resources in this category are designed to support risk reduction efforts related to unique ED department concerns.

Attention to medication safety is of the utmost importance in the ED due to the variety of patient conditions and age groups being treated. Resources are provided to address safe use of medication, as well as moderate and conscious sedation in the ED.

This section contains information related to regulations and compliance issues that may impact the ED.

The ED plays an important role in an organization's interdisciplinary emergency preparedness plan. Resources in this section are provided to support the ED's unique role in emergency preparedness.